| Rainis, Kenneth |
Blood and DNA Evidence |
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Examines the science of blood and DNA analysis in the crime-solving work of forensic scientists, and includes a related experiment. |
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Very interesting book with great experiments that explain the topics and put you in the position of the forensic scientist. - MNHS |
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I thought that this book was kind of good. It had lots of projects that you could do. One thing that is the odds of finding someone else with your exact DNA profile is 1 in1.7 million billion. It also says that it is 250,000 times more than the population. BMS |
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I liked this book because my grandma is a CSI freak. We read it together. Yep, that's it. - BMS |
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I liked the book because it shows that blood can help find criminals. - BMS |
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It shows how to make water look like real blood. - BMS |
| Rallison, Janette | It's a Mall World After All |
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While working at the mall, organizing a school fundraiser, and trying to prove that her best friend's boyfriend is seeing another girl, high-school student Charlotte's best intentions always seem to backfire. |
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There were too many silly/stupid comments made in fights that were so elementary. There is also too much drama. I have enough drama in my life; I don't want to read about it. - MNHS |
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I liked the book becaue it had a lovey-dovey aspect to it. It also had a lot of humor in it. That made it so much better. - MNHS |
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This book was good. I really enjoyed it and it was also very funny. The book made lots of sense and related to real life. - MNHS |
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This book was really fun and easy to read. It was great, too, because it related to me in a lot of different ways. Once you start this book, it's hard to stop.- MNHS |
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I liked the book. And I think all girls would enjoy this book! Mall is a place that everyone goes. And Charlotte found out her best friend's boyfriend is flirting with another girl, and she tried to do her best to find out the truth. The truth was that they broke up but the ending was happy enough. - MWHS |
| Ranulfo |
Joker |
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A modern retelling of Hamlet, in which fifteen-year-old Matt begins questioning everything he believes in after the death of his best friend and his parents' divorce. |
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This book really was easy to relate to in real life. - MNHS |
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The book was really deep with the guy's 2 personalities. The words he used were interesting. - MNHS |
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It was an easy read and it really made you think. - MNHS |
| Reef, Catherine |
e e cummings: a poet's life |
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Even before his groundbreaking style helped change the landscape of American poetry, E. E. Cummings was going against the grain. Defying the traditionalists of the early 20th century, Cummings lived a life devoted to the shifting archetypes of art and literature, and wrote some of the most celebrated poetry of the modern era. Nearly a century after his first works were published, E. E. Cummings is still inspiring readers. |
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Rees, Celia |
Wish House |
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An invitation to an art exhibit sets off memories in a now grown-up Richard of the pivotal summer of 1976 when, as a lonely and naive fifteen-year-old vacationing in South Wales, he comes under the enthralling influence of the artistic, uninhibited, sometimes cruel, and ultimately tragic Dalton family. |
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I had no idea what the book was talking about! It was really confusing in the beginning. - MNHS |
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Brilliant. I loved this. It's different and not the typical cliche love story. - MNHS |
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Interesting - and intriguing story. Clio and her family are atypical. - MWHS |
| Reeve, Philip |
Infernal Devices |
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In the distant future, when fifteen-year-old Wren Natsworthy, bored with life in Anchorage, steals an Old-Tech book for a Lost Boy, she sets off a sequence of events that leads her parents, Tom and Hester, back into battle with old enemies and new. |
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| Reinhardt, Dana |
Brief Chapter in my Impossible Life |
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Olive skinned and dark eyed, Simone looks nothing like her fair-haired family. She is, nonetheless, the beloved daughter of her adoptive parents and enjoys a close and supportive relationship with her younger brother. It therefore comes as a terrible intrusion in Simone's comfortable life when, after 16 years, her birth mother asks to meet her. |
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I really enjoyed this book! - MNHS |
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Slow-moving. Sounds like it's written by a parent trying to sound like a teenager. - MNHS |
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I thought this book was really great! I would recomment this to people who like reading girly type books or teen books. - MNHS |
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Great book about a girl who is looking for the meaning of life, but figures out who she is along the way. - MNHS |
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It was a good book - held interest. It had an amazing story line. I would recommend it to everyone who loves reading - or who would like to start. - MNHS |
| Rennison, Louise |
Startled by his Furry Shorts |
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Teenaged Georgia continues her diary entries as she searches for the perfect boyfriend among the sexy Italian Masimo, the fun-loving Dave, and her ex-love Robbie. |
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This was an ok book because it's a series of seven books and I didn't know that when I went right to the 7th book, so some of it made no sense to me. - MNHS |
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The book was really confusing. I didn't really get the ending. - MWHS |
Resau, Laura |
What the Moon Saw |
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Fourteen-year-old Clara Luna spends the summer with her grandparents in the tiny, remote village of Yucuyoo, Mexico, learning about her grandmother's life as a healer, her father's decision to leave home for the United States, and her own place in the world |
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The book was very hard to follow along with in the first two chapters, but overall it was a good book. She goes to Mexico to visit her dad's parents and runs into scorpions. The book was okay but it didn't hold my attention. It was boring. - NMS |
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The book had an interesting storyline. All of the character's unique traits made it even better. The adventures became exciting and worthwhile. Overall the book was pretty good. - KMS |
| Richards, Justin | The Death Collector |
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Three teens and a curator of unclassified artifacts at the British Museum match wits with a madman determined to use unorthodox methods to reanimate the dead, both humans and dinosaurs. |
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I liked the book but it was a little confusing at first, just as the plot developed, it got better and better, the plot got better. - MNHS |
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This book was just okay. - MNHS |
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It took a few chapters to be able to get into waht was going on. Very easy to predict what was happening towards the end. Weird story line. - MNHS |
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It was exciting and suspenseful. I really enjoyed it. - MNHS |
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The monster was amazingly described. - KMS |
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It starts out slow - but picks up fast. - KMS |
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I loved this book. The author did a wonderful job describing things. - KMS |
| Richardson, E.E. |
Intruders |
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Joel Demetrius is somewhat excited about moving into the home of his new stepfather, but when he and his stepbrother Tim begin having identical nightmares which for Joel run over into the daylight, they decide they must figure out who or what is haunting the house. |
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I liked how the book was kind of suspenseful. I also liked how in the beginning of the book the kids in both families didn't like each other and by the end they all grew really close. - MNHS |
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The story was very unreal and very strange and I didn't feel any suspense. - MNHS |
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This book is about a family of three. Mother, daughter, and son. They left their hometown because the motehr found a new husband. Her first husband died. The man they are going to live with has two sons. The kids are the same and different. Mother's (Cassie and Joel) and Gerald (Dad) his sons were Damon which is the same age as Cassie, and Tim - 2 years younger than Joel. The house they move into is a very abandoned house that is about 15-20 miles out from any house or store. Joel is the first to start seeing creepy things. When it was lightening one night he saw a little boy running in the cold rain. He goes and tells everyone but no one believes him until Cassie proves there are ghosts in the house. Now they have to show the parents. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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BLECH! - MNHS |
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This book is okay - but took a while for anything exciting to happen! - MNHS |
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Very good book. Very suspicious. I recommend it for other people to read. - MWHS |
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I really liked it! It freaked me out a little bit, though. I like that. - MWHS |
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You could identify the characters in your own life - scary ghosts who want justice! - MNHS |
| Richardson, Nigel |
Wrong Hands |
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Fourteen-year-old Graham Sinclair, born with mysterious hands and a strange secret, finds his life further complicated when he saves a baby after a plane crash and meets a beautiful girl. |
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Really confusing! I only got halfway through the book and only had a hint of what the wrong hands were. I quit reading it because I couldn't wait for an explanation. - MNHS |
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B-. - MNHS |
| Roberts, David |
Pick Me Up |
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Teens, parents, teachers, and readers of all ages: It's time for a reference-book revolution! And PICK ME UP is here to do just that-revolutionize the way kids and teens learn about history, science, nature, and culture outside of the classroom. |
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I enjoyed this book because it shows how stuff was invented and how it was made. - BMS |
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The information on going extinct and all the weird questions. - BMS |
| Roberts, Katherine | I am the Great Horse |
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Includes bibliographical references. The war horse Bucephalus recounts his adventures from 344-323 B.C. with Alexander the Great and his relationship with a groom who has prophetic dreams. |
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It's a bit confusing on who's telling the story. - BMS |
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I think that his book is really good. I think that because I've always had a dislike for horses but this book attracted me and it usually takes a lot to get me to read a book about something I dislike. It had excellent word choice and an interesting plot. The characters personalities were easy to relate to. It was a great book and I would recommend it to everyone - horselover - or not. - CMS |
| Rorby, Ginny | Hurt Go Happy |
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Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis has been deaf since age six, but her mother has refused to let her learn sign language, leaving Joey struggling to connect with those around her until she meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, who secretly teach Joey how to sign. |
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This book was THE BEST book about friendship that I have ever read! - NMS |
| Rosoff, Meg | Just In Case |
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Convinced that fate is out to get him, fifteen-year-old David Case assumes a new identity in the hope of avoiding what he believes is certain doom |
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I couldn't even get past the first chapter. It was horrible. - MNHS |
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I thought it was hard to read. - MNHS |
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The book was okay, not amazing but not terrible. It didn't interest me because it didn't seem realistic - MNHS |
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This book always kept my attention. - MNHS |
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The book was good but confusing. I couldn't tell when events were real or when Justin was imaginaing things - MNHS |
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Good book. Very unpredictable throughout the whole story. - MNHS |
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I got tired of Justin just waiting for fate to hammer him. He was way too helpless. Good situations. - MNHS |
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It was sort of hard to follow at times, but overall - it was a very good book. - MWHS |
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Off beat British humor. The characters are campy and interesting. - MWHS |
| Roy, Jennifer |
Yellow Star |
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From 1939, when Syvia is four and a half years old, to 1945 when she has just turned ten, a Jewish girl and her family struggle to survive in Poland's Lodz ghetto during the Nazi occupation.
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I really liked the book. It was very interesting and had a lot of facts about the Jewish people. - MNHS |
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I thought the book was exciting and showed what really happened in those days. - MNHS |
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I liked this book because it tells you about what happened to the Jews and it is sad and happy at the same time. Sylvia - she has to keep hiding from the Germans so she doesn't DIE. I wanted to keep reading.This is a page turner. I really wanted to know what happened to Sylvia and her family. - CMS |
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It was really sad but interesting. My fvorirte part was when she sneaked out and stole a pear from the tree that the Nazis owned. Also, it was interesting on how they outwitted the Nazis ao many tmes. - BMS |
| Ruby, Laura |
Wall and the Wing |
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In a future New York where most people can fly and cats are a rarity, a nondescript resident of Hope House for the Homeless and Hopeless discovers that although she is shunned as a "leadfoot," she has the surprising ability to become invisible. |
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It had a great twist on reality. - MNHS |
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Very odd. - MNHS |
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A very interesting read. I really enjoyed it. It kept me guessing. - MNHS |
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This book was very good! I like the cats. They are very mysterious and smart. - BMS |
| Ruby, Laura |
Good Girls |
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Audrey, a sixteen-year-old high school senior, is humiliated when a compromising photograph of her is sent around her school, but she discovers a toughness within her that she never knew she had. |
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I thought it was amazing because some people can relate to it . - MNHS |
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I really liked this book because it was girls going through high school and having some troubles along the way. MNHS |
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Really good descriptive book which made me want to keep reading - MNHS |
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I really liked this book because it was a lot like "A bad boy can be good for a girl." Girls should really enjoy it - MNHS |
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Expressed the story in a very different way. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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Amazing book for girls who love the teenage life. - MNHS |
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This book was pretty good and interesting. - MNHS |
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This book is for mature readers only. It's a good book and covers tough issues. The subject matter may not be appropriate for everybody, though. The story follows a teenage girl through her senior year after a provocative picture of her is spread around the school. - MNHS |
| Ruby, Lois |
Shanghai Shadows |
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From 1939 to 1945, a Jewish family struggles to survive in occupied China; young Ilse by remaining optimistic, her older brother by joining a resistance movement, her mother by maintaining connections to the past, and her father by playing the violin that had been his livelihood. |
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I love the drama! How she was trying to help her familly get through the pain and hunger was totally mystifying. - BMS |
| Runyon, Brent |
Maybe |
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Sixteen-year-old Brian struggles with life at a new school, his sexual desires, and his unresolved feelings about the loss of his older brother. |
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I liked the storyline and being able to feel what he's feeling. - MNHS |
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Because it was a real life book and he had the mind and real life of a teenager. He showed true feelings like a real person would. MNHS |
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I didn't like how he didn't stay on the subject for a long time, but overall it was pretty good. - MWHS |
| Russon, Penni |
Undine |
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First published: Australia : Random House Australia, 2004. Sixteen-year-old Undine, hearing her presumably deceased father calling to her and feeling a strange force growing inside her, travels to the sea to discover the depths of her magical powers |
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It has a good beginning but the end got confusing. - MNHS |
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This book was just okay. - MNHS |
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I think it is cool to find your dad after thinking he was dead. Undine has weird feelings. She makes it storm, gets messages from her dad, and finds her dad. Dad says stay. She unleashes her full powers and almost destroys the world. - BMS |